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Agency Based Discussion => Shutterstock.com => Topic started by: takestock on April 03, 2008, 14:11

Title: Regular uploading at SS ?
Post by: takestock on April 03, 2008, 14:11

Is it really necessary to constantly upload at Shutterstock to maintain sales?

Can a folio sustain sales with irregular uploading?
What are your views/personal experience on this?

Title: Re: Regular uploading at SS ?
Post by: Graffoto on April 03, 2008, 15:56

There are those that say yes, they have pretty consistand downloads without uploading constantly. I would guess that they have exceptional portfolios.

I myself have not found this to be the case though.
For me it is upload or die on SS.

Title: Re: Regular uploading at SS ?
Post by: snoozle on April 03, 2008, 16:12

I didn't upload any files for a couple of months at shutterstock, and sales plummeted, last month I started uploading again, and found that my sales in March were almost 3 times what they were in February, even though I only added an extra 20 files, which equated to 10% of my existing portfolio.

Title: Re: Regular uploading at SS ?
Post by: Alatriste on April 03, 2008, 16:41

What is your regularity?

Title: Re: Regular uploading at SS ?
Post by: PenelopeB on April 03, 2008, 16:49

I found that it is necessary to upload around 5 new photos every weekend. That seems to carry you through the week.

I stopped for a about 6 months after my surgery last spring and sales went totally down the toilet.

Regards
Penny

Title: Re: Regular uploading at SS ?
Post by: Alatriste on April 03, 2008, 16:55

Im not sure if you upload new images, old ones  go on with its sales

Title: Re: Regular uploading at SS ?
Post by: PenelopeB on April 04, 2008, 05:24

Yes, they get mixed in with the new ones.

Title: Re: Regular uploading at SS ?
Post by: kosmikkreeper on April 04, 2008, 08:56

I didn't upload for 2 months last summer and my SS income went down roughly 15% (a lot more than the other agencies). The moment I restarted submitting, things went back up.

You really don,t need to upload that much to keep you portfolio "alive". I do believe constant uploads are the keep for maximum portfolio exposure at SS.